Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-111) and index.

Meet thirty-five female athletes who played hard, broke records, and inspired girls around the world. You'll read about the first woman horse jockey to compete in the Kentucky Derby, the number one tennis player in the world, a surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack, and a snow boarder who landed a death-defying jump, along with many others.

Simone Biles -- Gretchen Bleiler -- Hannah Cockroft -- Misty Copeland -- Diane Crump -- Sasha DiGiulian -- Gabby Douglas -- Grete Eliassen -- Marlen Esparza -- Lisa Fernandez -- Althea Gibson -- Bethany Hamilton -- Mia Hamm -- Jackie Joyner-Kersee -- Billie Jean King -- Phaidra Knight -- Silken Laumann -- Nancy Lopez -- Tatyana McFadden -- Ibtihaj Muhammad -- Danica Patrick -- Megan Rapinoe -- Mary Lou Retton -- Manon Rhéaume -- Ronda Rousey -- Wilma Rudolph -- Junko Tabei -- Elana Meyers Taylor -- Dara Torres -- Marianne Vos -- Abby Wambach -- Maria Toorpakai Wazir -- Jen Welter -- Serena Williams -- Kristi Yamaguchi.